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A massive blast at Ras Laffan, Qatar’s LNG hub, killed 13 and injured 66, with authorities calling it an accident and saying exports and local gas needs are not affected; officials and QatarEnergy are investigating the cause, noting the incident occurred during startup at the Barzan gas facility in the Ras Laffan industrial zone.
Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, has stated that the kingdom will not agree to a text calling for the phase down of fossil fuels at the COP28 summit in Dubai.
Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, stated that the latest OPEC+ agreement involved comprehensive reform, but the alliance was also working against "uncertainties and sentiment" within the market to achieve market stability.
Oil prices rose for a third consecutive day, with Brent Crude up above $78 per barrel and WTI Crude trading at $74.23, following estimates of a large U.S. inventory draw and a warning from Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister for short sellers. The American Petroleum Institute estimated that crude oil inventories in the U.S. fell by 6.70 million barrels last week, sending U.S. gasoline inventories to the lowest level just before Memorial Day since 2014. The comments from the Saudi Energy Minister raised speculation that OPEC+ could surprise markets again when the ministers of the alliance meet in early June.